Bernadette Hoffman, 80

Lifelong Staten Islander Bernadette (Bessie) Hoffman, 80, of Bulls Head, a homemaker remembered for her devotion to her family, died Monday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Born Bernadette Olivieri on Staten Island, Mrs. Hoffman lived in West Brighton as a young child, and spent most of her life in Port Richmond. She moved to Bulls Head seven years ago.

She graduated from McKee High School.

Mrs. Hoffman loved spending time with her extended family, and would regularly cook meals for them. “She loved spending time with her niece, Linda Alvarez, her nephew, Mark Shear, and her four generations of nieces and nephews,” said Mrs. Alvarez.

Her husband, Harry Hoffman, died in 1983.

The funeral will be Thursday from the Scamardella Funeral Home, West Brighton, with a mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Benedicta R.C. Church, West Brighton. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Brighton.